2006 CIF Champs Reunite at Event

A reunion of the Redondo Union High School 2006 CIF girls volleyball championship team provided a significant backdrop for the second Alumni-Parent-Sibling event last week at the high school.

"It was an outstanding event," said Redondo girls volleyball coach Tommy Chaffins, himself a Redondo Union graduate. "We had numerous alumni come back along with their parents, which makes me feel good. Our gym facilities and the talent in the gym wowed the alumni and parents. We think (the event) is going to grow and grow. We couldn't be more excited about it.

"I believe everyone had a phenomenal time. We got to reminisce about the old times. It was great."

In addition to the reunion, the event featured a volleyball tournament between teams of coaches, parents and former and current players. Age and experience trumped youthful exuberance as the Old School team took top honors, defeating defending champion Smak, 25-23, for the championship.

Each team competed with five players. Old School featured four coaches and one alumnus. Team members included Chaffins, a 1988 Redondo graduate; Paul Viggiano, a 1973 Redondo graduate; Lauren Kirk, a 2005 graduate and a former captain of the Loyola Marymount volleyball team; and Arielle Manz, a 2010 Redondo graduate and a redshirt freshman at UC Irvine, where she is continuing her volleyball career.

Manz, who recorded 10 kills, was named MVP of the tournament.

Smak members included assistant coach Amy Mosebar, a 2007 Redondo graduate, and her sister Hannah, a junior-to-be at Redondo; Lauren Allen, a 2008 graduate and a senior at UC Irvine; Megan Saraceno, a 2008 graduate; and Jessica Kalama, also a 2008 graduate and a senior at Cal Baptist in Riverside.

D Squared, M Squared + O.B. and ASKNAT shared third-place honors. Members of D Squared, M Squared + O.B. included Redondo junior Skylar Dykstra and her sister Devon, a 2008 graduate and a student at UCLA; Taylor Moore, a 2008 graduate and a senior at Hofstra; Molly Goldbach, a 2008 graduate and a senior at Oliet Nazarane; and junior Olivia Bustamante.

ASKNAT players: senior Ally Barry, who has signed a letter-of-intent with Montana; junior Sade Mendez; junior Andrea Gonzales; junior Katie Rotondo; and junior Tasia Vlahakis.

Triple M & P.R. and Class of 2015 + 1 2014 finished in fifth place. Sophomore Annie Hale, sophomore Petra Grutzik, junior Maya McEwen, senior Tiffany Morales—she will play college volleyball at Michigan upon graduation—and sophomore Leilani Martinez made up the team of Triple M & P.R.

Team members of the Class of 2015 + 1 2014 include: Jerephina Leilva, Payton Chang, Dominique Dodd and Hayes Honea, all freshman, and sophomore Gabriella Viggiano.

Members of the 2006 championship team include: Mosebar; Saraceno; Devon Dykstra; Goldbach; Moore; Lauren Allen; Kirsten Parigian; Madison Machado; Rafaela Rosa; Cailey Bennett; Athena Saradikas; Lauren Bos; Chelsea Brines; Jessica Kalama; Jessica Doerner; Tina Perkins; and Robin Baker.